General Rules

Hey Coudal, how about some info/general rules in here, so we don’t have to crack our heads on that in the ongoing discussions? Delete this topic if i missed something though :)

Manuel, maybe this could help.

“We’ll be playing matches using lots of different applications, from Adobe® Photoshop® to Adobe® Flash®, but the basic idea is the same no matter what tools are in use. Two artists (or two small teams of artists) will swap a file back and forth in real-time, adding to and embellishing the work. Each artist gets fifteen minutes to complete a “volley” and then we post that to the site. A third participant, a writer, provides play-by-play commentary on the action, as it happens. The matches last for ten volleys and when it’s complete, everyone visiting the site votes for a winner.”

Oh, I forgot one rule: you may not use filters. Default filters are for chumps. ;-)

Thanks mate, i read that before, but it won’t answer many questions that came up in the first match thread (don’t let me quote those now, i am too nervous). Or are you guys (the Coudal’s) judging and tuning the rules on a case by case basis and the judges common sense of what’s fly and what’s not (fine by me, just wondering)?

Gotta noob ? here.
Per Grub’s commentary, it seems like the opponents had some ‘dialogue’ prior to the showdown.
Is this the norm with this ‘game’?
The reason I ask is that I think it adds to the ‘game’ that the opponents have some idea about each other.
Design sensibility, background, professional ‘racket’, hobbies, et al…
After years of producing TeeVee commercials, I know plenty of art director ad hacks I’d LOVE to challenge in this format.
Any chance of a “Layer Boxing” call out?

Is there a limit to, or allotted amount of, time the server has to prepare for a match? Or does the serve also fall under the 15 minute rule?

The ‘serve’ graphic can be prepared a day in advance .